Mead Help?

[BethLong]

Hi! I'm a complete newbie about wines but my best friend appreciates them and he often has folks over for dessert and wine. His birthday is coming up at the end of August and I thought he might like a nice mead (probably sweet). However, since I don't have the time nor the technology to make my own and the local shops don't have any meads, I turned to the Net. I found four different varieties but I'm a little wary of ordering them from the Net without having any clue whether they are good or not (especially since I was told at the local that the only good mead is a homemade mead).

The four are: Chaucer's Mead, Sky River Sweet Mead, White Winter Winery Sweet Mead, and Earle Estates Honey Mead Traditional.

I would really appreciate it if anyone out there could give me some reviews on any of these or on any other mead I might be able to order before mid-August. The places must have reciprocality with Wisconsin. Thank you very much!